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Hi everybody, my first post here. Since there is quite little online content regarding this, I thought of posting it here :What are some of the practices and rules of Hinduism that are morally…Continue

"Apparently Columbus and his men knew of this tactic as well. To this day it's hard to convince an American why the people of Haiti do not like Columbus and would want to tear his statue down. Once we find out all of history many things start…"

"The worst thing in Hinduism-I'm gonna go with chopping off girls' noses. No, I'm not joking:
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I never knew how violent this religion was until a few years ago when I saw a news report…"

"In ancient Egypt, servants, particularly women, were sometimes entombed alive with dead royalty, and human sacrifice, particularly the sacrifice of women, has been practiced by a number of cultures. Self immolation by widows was called…"

"One thing I recall from the lecture series I mentioned, was that traditionally widowed women were expected to throw themselves on the funeral pyre of their dead husband. If they didn't, it was common for their sons to do it for them. Laws had…"

"Traditional Hinduism treats women as property, but all family roles are sharply defined. A wife serves her husband, remaining faithful even if widowed. Sons and daughters do as they are told. Dad rules. Of course, no other…"

"The Hindu religion would likely take years to understand, but it takes very little exposure to how Hindus interact socially to be thoroughly turned off by their culture. The way they treat their women, especially their mothers, is outrageous.…"

"Basically, Hinduism has one supreme god, Brahman-Atman, who is unknowable, and the human soul is a little bit of divine spark from this supreme deity. There are three major gods who are knowable, "ranking" just below Brahman-Atman:…"

"The Hindus I spoke to told me that their gods each stand for a characteristic or centre of attention. That sounded rather detached to me. But then I never knew if I had spoken to a fundie Hindu or not, so I have no idea what is average for a Hindu."

"Greets and salutes, Milind. I had the privilege of visiting India back in 1985, on a field service trip to Semiconductor Complex Ltd. in S. A. S. Nagar in Punjab state. Also had a chance to sight-see, eat excellent curry and visit the…"

Hi everybody, my first post here. Since there is quite little online content regarding this, I thought of posting it here :What are some of the practices and rules of Hinduism that are morally incorrect or irrational or non-sensical?(I did find a lot of content against christianity but not on hinduism)See More

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Greets and salutes, Milind. I had the privilege of visiting India back in 1985, on a field service trip to Semiconductor Complex Ltd. in S. A. S. Nagar in Punjab state. Also had a chance to sight-see, eat excellent curry and visit the Taj Mahal after all the work was done (WOW!). Had a great time there.